NCAA wrestling championships: Preview broadcast information, seedings

The No. 5 Gophers have heavyweight Gable Steveson seeded first and Max McEnelly seeded third at 184 pounds.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 19, 2025 at 5:00PM
Gophers redshirt freshman Max McEnelly (right) is seeded No. 3 at 184 pounds for the NCAA championships. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NCAA wrestling championships

Thursday-Saturday, Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia

Prelims: 11 a.m. Thursday, ESPNU

Prelims and wrestlebacks: 6 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Quarterfinals and wrestlebacks: 11 a.m. Friday, ESPNU

Semifinals and wrestlebacks: 7 p.m. Friday, ESPN2

Consolation finals: 10 a.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Championship finals: 6 p.m. Saturday, ESPN

Streaming: All sessions on ESPN+.

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Defending champion: Penn State

InterMatWrestle.com top 10

1. Penn State, 2. Iowa, 3. Nebraska, 4. Oklahoma State, 5. Gophers, 6. Virginia Tech, 7. Ohio State, 8 (tie). Cornell and Northern Iowa, 10. Illinois.

Notable seedings

125 pounds: 1. Luke Lilledahl, Penn State, 19-2; 2. Matt Ramos, Purdue, 26-1; 19. Cooper Flynn, Gophers, 14-6.

133: 1. Lucas Byrd, Illinois, 18-1; 2. Drake Ayala, Iowa, 16-2; 22. Tyler Wells, Gophers, 11-8.

141: 1. Brock Hardy, Nebraska, 23-3; 2. Beau Bartlett, Penn State, 21-1; 6. Vance VomBaur, Gophers, 23-4.

149: 1. Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech, 18-0; 2. Ridge Lovett, Nebraska, 20-2.

157: 1. Tyler Kasak, Penn State, 17-1; 2. Meyer Shapiro, Cornell, 11-1; 9. Tommy Askey, Gophers, 23-5.

165: 1. Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State, 22-0; 2. Peyton Hall, West Virginia, 30-1; 10. Andrew Sparks, Gophers, 23-7.

174. 1. Keegan O’Toole, Missouri, 16-0; 2. Levi Haines, Penn State, 20-1; 28. Clayton Whiting, Gophers, 16-10.

184: 1. Carter Starocci, Penn State, 21-0; 2. Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa, 24-0; 3. Max McEnelly, Gophers, 20-1.

197: 1. Jacob Cardenas, Michigan, 20-1; 2. Stephen Buchanan, Iowa, 21-1; 10. Isaiah Salazar, Gophers, 18-6.

Hwt: 1. Gable Steveson, Gophers, 14-0; 2. Wyatt Hendrickson, Oklahoma State, 22-0.

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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